In Padventure: Paddy Discovers the Forest, players join Paddy on an adventure through the forest, discovering and collecting different plants, animals, and other treasures along the way. The unusual twist is that the game is played directly on a paper sheet that is gradually cut apart as the adventure progresses.
On each turn, players make two cuts, removing squares from the edge of their sheet while making sure the remaining part stays connected. The removed sections contain different forest motifs that players collect throughout the game. Choosing what to cut is important: players must decide which motifs they want to collect while also planning their cuts carefully so they can still reach valuable areas later.
The game ends when only two squares remain. Players compare their collections for each of the different forest motifs. Points are awarded for having the largest and second-largest collections of each motif. The player who scores the most points wins the game.